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Sadiq Khan engagement report

@SadiqKhan - 1.0M followers on X

Measured over 81 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.

Engagement

Middle of its size range
Per follower
0.014%
of 1.0M followers
Per impression
0.863%
17K views on a typical post
Reach
1.62%
of its followers see a post
Typical post
144
interactions (median)
Saved
0.024%
4 bookmarks on a typical post
Posting rate
9.63/day
active 100% of days
Peak time
08:00 UTC
Thursday

A typical post picks up 144 interactions against 1.0M followers, an engagement rate of 0.014%. Measured over 81 original posts, its engagement rate beats 38% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 17K times each, and 0.863% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.63% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 9.6 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 08:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 81 posts sampled, 85% carry an image or video, 6% are part of a thread and 28% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 29K interactions, about 203x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #lavercup, #londonmakesitpossible, #phantom40.

Measured over 81 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #lavercup, #londonmakesitpossible, #phantom40.

Compared with accounts its own size

Sadiq Khan's engagement rate beats 38% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.

On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 43% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.

Where this sits in the catalog

At 0.014%, Sadiq Khan sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,956 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.

p100.004%
p250.024%
p50 (median)0.143%
p750.678%
p902.55%
p9982.4%
Engagement rate as a share of followers, across the 204,956 accounts we have scanned enough to measure. The axis is logarithmic, because the top and bottom of this population are about 22,894 times apart and a linear axis would flatten everything below the median into a single point.
Show the percentile table
Engagement rate percentiles
PercentileEngagement rate
10th percentile0.004%
25th percentile0.024%
50th percentile0.143%
75th percentile0.678%
90th percentile2.55%
99th percentile82.4%

This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built

Posting timing

This account posts most often around 08:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.

Engagement by hour posted, UTCTwenty-four bars, one per UTC hour. Each bar shows how posts published in that hour compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest hour: 08:00 UTC.
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Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest hour: 08:00 UTC
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
Engagement by hour posted, UTC
Hour (UTC)Vs author medianPosts
00:00 UTC-1%89K
01:00 UTC-2%90K
02:00 UTC-3%88K
03:00 UTC-4%94K
04:00 UTC-5%76K
05:00 UTC-4%75K
06:00 UTC-5%86K
07:00 UTC-5%93K
08:00 UTC-4%108K
09:00 UTC-4%124K
10:00 UTC-3%129K
11:00 UTC-3%141K
12:00 UTC-3%154K
13:00 UTC-3%167K
14:00 UTC-4%173K
15:00 UTC-2%176K
16:00 UTC-3%171K
17:00 UTC-3%159K
18:00 UTC-2%149K
19:00 UTC-2%141K
20:00 UTC-1%131K
21:00 UTC0%116K
22:00 UTC-2%100K
23:00 UTC-1%90K
Engagement by day of weekSeven bars, one per weekday, Sunday first. Each bar shows how posts published on that day compare with their own authors' median engagement. Bars above the centre line ran higher than the median, bars below ran lower. A marker flags Busiest day: Thursday.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Above the authors' own mediansBelowScale: plus or minus 111%Busiest day: Thursday
Show engagement by day of week as a table
Engagement by day of week
DayVs author medianPosts
Sunday+5%393K
Monday+1%483K
Tuesday-2%520K
Wednesday-3%472K
Thursday-2%430K
Friday-3%447K
Saturday+2%393K
See what moves engagement across the whole catalogWhat counts as a good engagement rate at this size

Formats this account uses

Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.

This account's posting mix compared with catalog-wide effects
FormatThis accountCatalog effect95% intervalAccounts behind it
Image or video85% of posts+111%+108% to +115%34K
Outbound link28% of posts-41%-42% to -40%32K
Typical length-no effect-2% to -1%42K
  • 85% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
  • 28% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
  • Its average post runs 247 characters, which falls in the 180 - 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 180 to 280 characters match the same accounts' other posts almost exactly.

These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.

Best tweets

  • May 4, 2024203x their median

    Thank you, London. It's the honour of my life to serve the city I love. 🙏🏿 Today is not about making history, it’s about shaping our future. And I'll work relentlessly to shape a fairer, safer, greener city for every Londoner. https://t.co/OQJVxGg6IB

    25K2.8K511.3K3.4M viewsView on X
  • Oct 15, 202667x their median

    The Prince Charles Cinema Secures its Future The Prince Charles Cinema is thrilled to announce that we have signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come. #YouSavedThePCC https://t.co/uWJYdnq26M

    7.7K1.4K165397279K viewsView on X
  • Oct 22, 202636x their median

    Brexit was the greatest act of economic self-harm in our country’s history. I’ve calling on the government for closer ties with Europe to help businesses grow, lower costs and improve living standards. Rejoining the EU must remain our destination. https://t.co/gM2XGFsIDU https://t.co/j13U2uFR47

    1.5K3393.1K150151K viewsView on X
  • Sep 27, 202628x their median

    The case for rejoining the EU has never been stronger. It’s now the only path for securing our long-term prosperity. And we mustn’t delay. Labour must start making the case - and then use the next election to secure a mandate to rejoin. https://t.co/BhjtsJ8jfY https://t.co/4g1JJEUhVp

    3.1K6713252142K viewsView on X
  • Sep 28, 202624x their median

    NEW: Oxford Street will start to go traffic free from Monday 26 October. Following strong support from Londoners and businesses - this will mark the start of our work to transform the nation's high street. https://t.co/MuzYe3BNt5 https://t.co/JtLuOKVcGF

    2.9K3774122202K viewsView on X
  • Sep 29, 202622x their median

    "Brexit has done more harm than good." Andy Burnham says he will 'lay out options' at the next reset summit to tighten the relationship between the EU and UK. https://t.co/pbKoFnI3lI 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/CsxeoNE1jY

    2.4K35133393556K viewsView on X
  • Sep 15, 202621x their median

    I'm deeply grateful for the opportunities London has given me and my family. From a council estate to City Hall, I’ve been supported and helped throughout my journey. It’s an honour to join the House of Lords. My focus is, and will always be, to ensure every Londoner has the chance to reach their full potential. https://t.co/cABjcGvONw

    2.5K33611236143K viewsView on X
  • Sep 9, 202613x their median

    NEW: Very pleased that TfL have reached a ground-breaking agreement with @unitetheunion to provide air conditioning in every bus cab in London. This is personal to me. I know that London’s hard-working bus drivers play a vital role. Thank you for keeping London moving during this unprecedented summer.

    1.6K18813168K viewsView on X
  • Aug 22, 202610x their median

    When you take bold action to tackle the climate emergency, amazing things can happen. New independent research shows that children’s lung function has improved dramatically since the ULEZ was introduced ⬇️ https://t.co/ChEPr85z8l https://t.co/oiACg5LGjJ

    1.1K25807052K viewsView on X
  • Sep 27, 202610.0x their median

    Crowning the champs🏆 The Laver Cup has returned to Team Europe. #LaverCup #TennisUnviraled https://t.co/nkmzXsFaMg

    1.1K241295830K viewsView on X

Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.

Recurring topics

#lavercup#londonmakesitpossible#phantom40#visitlondon#bfi

The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.

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Reading these numbers

A typical post picks up 144 interactions against 1.0M followers, an engagement rate of 0.014%. Measured over 81 original posts, its engagement rate beats 38% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 17K times each, and 0.863% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.63% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 9.6 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 08:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 81 posts sampled, 85% carry an image or video, 6% are part of a thread and 28% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 29K interactions, about 203x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #lavercup, #londonmakesitpossible, #phantom40.

What is Sadiq Khan's engagement rate on X?
Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) has an engagement rate of 0.014%, based on the median interactions across 81 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,027,337 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
Is that a good engagement rate?
At 0.014%, Sadiq Khan sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,956 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
Does @SadiqKhan have real engagement?
Its engagement rate beats 38% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
When does @SadiqKhan post?
Most posts go out around 08:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 9.63 posts per day across the measured window.

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